Fwd: [HumJanenge] Another RTI activist killed in Maharashtra

respected all ,

please go thru the forwarded mail .

The atrocities on RTI activists and RTI users are increasing
exponentially with each passing day , Many of them resulting in their
murders . Each murder is Death of honesty , death of transparency and
death blow to the RTI act .

Pendency in info-commissions is providing a good shelter to the
corrupts and long pendencies with non-compliance of penal clause of
rti act ( in letter n spirit ) by almost all info-commissioners is
the real cause of all these murders because once one files rti to
expose corruption , he buys enmity with the corrupts. If the case is
drawn very long , the corrupt gets the time to mastermind the evil
plans resulting in murders.

Simple exchanges of e-mails is no solution to this problem so I
request all rti activists across the globe to call a meeting at any
place and chalk out a concrete plan to safeguard the interests of rti
activists / rti users. May be we should plan a dharna in delhi on
international right to know day , 28th September 2010 and a meeting
with PM & Sonia Gandhi focused on this issue only.

best regards

urvashi sharma

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: vishalkudchadkar <v_kudz@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:59:28 -0000
Subject: [HumJanenge] Another RTI activist killed in Maharashtra
To: HumJanenge@yahoogroups.co.in

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/another-rti-activist-killed-in-maharashtra/116770-3.html?from=justinhome

Another Right to Information (RTI) activist has been murdered in
Maharashtra. Datta Patil, an activist from Ichalkaranji in the
Kolhapur district, was found dead on May 22. This is the latest among
the increasing number of attacks against activists in Maharashtra.
Less than 6 months ago, RTI activist Satish Shetty, had been killed in
Talegaon near Pune.

Patil who was well known in his hometown Ichalkaranji in the Kolhapur
district for taking on administrators via the RTI act was attacked
with a sword.

Friend and activist Appa Patil said, "He was involved in a lot of
social causes. He exposed corruption amongst several politicians and
bureaucrats."

Patil had made several enemies due to his activism.

Patil had petitioned the local court against horse trading during
municipal council elections. He had also demanded an inquiry into the
assets of 2 former police inspectors. He had lodged several complaints
against construction by a prominent builder.

Assistant Police Inspector, Ichalkaranji, Anil Vibhute said, "We are
yet to make some arrests in this case... once we do that we can zero
in on who the main perpetrator is."

Six persons have now been arrested for Patil's murder but many insist
they are not the main perpetrators.

--
Urvashi Sharma
http://yaishwaryaj.hpage.com